Category Archives: Veggies

This recipe is so simple but so delicious. The beans are steamed until just tender, and the chorizo adds all the spice they need. I have trouble getting full-sized green beans tender enough just through sauteeing like I can with … Continue reading →

This recipe comes in part from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything, which, for a while, was my I’m-not-sophisticated-enough-for-The-Joy-Of-Cooking cookbook. Anyway, I have an older version than the one I linked to, so I don’t know if this recipe is … Continue reading →

One can only eat so many bacon-wrapped dates or chorizo-and-cream-cheese-stuffed jalapeños. Well, that’s not true but play along, okay? We were invited to a New Years gathering, and I wanted to try a new appetizer, rather than my (delicious) standby’s. … Continue reading →

This recipe uses a similar technique as Cumin Spiced Carrots — cooking/steaming the carrots and parsnips in a liquid that then reduces into a sweet glaze. This recipe uses bourbon (or whisky) and brown sugar as the liquid, and comes … Continue reading →

There’s not much difference between this and macaroni and cheese, but with green beans instead of macaroni. I wanted to include some ham in with the green beans, but since the ham was cooking at the same time, I diced … Continue reading →

My inner child is crying inside because I just enjoyed a dinner of Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. But seriously why have I never roasted Brussels sprouts before? Tip to anyone who thinks they don’t like vegetables: Toss them in olive … Continue reading →